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iJNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

HENRY' BLACK AND ALLEN -T. MILLER, OF GREENVILLE, OHIO, ASSIGNORS OFFIFTY-TYO ON'E-HUNDREDTHS TO JOHN H. MARTIN, E. B. HUSSEY, JAMISON Stll/IARTZ, AS PARTNERS,A AND JOHN R. KNOX, ALL OF SAME PLACE. Y

HARVESTER AND BINDER.

. Y K SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347.286, datedAugust 10, 1886 Application tiled January 13, 1886. Serial No. 158,435.(No model.)

T @ZZ whom, it may colcern.: i

Be it known that we, HENRY BLACK and -ALLEN T. MILLER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Darke and Stateof Ohio, have invented a new and useful Hai'vesting-ll/Iachine, of whichthe following` is a specification, to wit:

This invention relates to certain new and luseful improvements ingrain-binders for harvest- Io ers' and it consists .substantiall Y inthe arts as constructed, their particular combinations with each other,and in such other details as will hereinafter be more particularlydescribed and pointed out in the claims.

`I5 The objects of the Vinvention are, first, to

providea simplified form and arrangement of;

cutting devices, by which an effective severance ot' the cord or twineis insured immediately after each sheaf or bundle has been done 3o upand tied.

Another object of our invention is to provide suitable means forautomatically discharging the bundles over the side of the,binder-platform; and also to provide againstloss of grain from the sideof the binden-platform by arranging alongside thereof a hinged orswinging boa-rd or gate operating in conjunction with the automaticdischarge-arms. i

Further .objects of the invent-ion appear 4o more vfully from thedescription hereinafter following.

Referring to the accompanying sheets of drawings, Figure 1 is an outerside elevation, partly in section, of a grainfbinding machine embodyingour invention, the same clearly indicating the location and arrangementof the knetter mechanism beneath the binder-platform, together with thedevices located above the platform and directly over the knottermechanism,which serve to gat-her or pack the 5o grain into bundlesprevious to being bound. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof, partly insection, the same clearly representing the manner vof, operation of boththe platformpickers and the vibrating packer-arms, which gather and packthe grain into' sheaves or bundles, also indicating in dotted ,lines themovement of the needle in carrying the cord around the bundles, andshowing the knotter mechanism from the right-hand side of that 6o shownin the preceding figure. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation. partly Vinsection, to represent the mechanism which operates to start and stop themachine, and by which the automatic devices are operated which effectthe discharge ofthe bundle. Fig. 4 is aplan view representing thearrangement beneath the bimler-platform of the crank-shaft by which thepickers are operated, and the seat for the knoti'er mechanism. (Notshown.) Fig.5is 7o a detail side view of one of the levers andtheactuating-cam by which the sheaf or bundle isautomatically dischargedover the side of the binder-platform, the said View representingthe twoin their normal positions. Fig. 6 75 is a similar view of thedischarge-lever and operating-cam, the same showing the position ,whichthe cam has assumed with respect to the arm (the arm remaining unmovedupto this time) by the time the bundle has been bound 8o and just readyto act to suddenly lift the arm to discharge the bundle. Fig. 7represents a like view, and indicating the cam in the position it takesin the act of lifting the arm, by which the discharge of the bundle iseffected. Fig. 8 5 8 is a top plan View of the knotter mechanism,together with the cutting devices which sever the cord immediately afterthe formation of the knot. Fig. 9` is a view in detail of the notcheddisk and the spring actuated shoe 9o exerting a constant pressureagainst the edge thereof, by which the cord is held to be brought overand around the sheaf or bundle after its entrance through one of thenotches of the disk, and again broughtk back to be in readig5 ness forseverance by the knife. Fig. 10 is a top view of the cam and gear wheelwhich vactuates the knotter mechanism, the same being formed with agroove in which parts of such mechanism work during the movement orrotation imparted to the wheel by the beveled gear to which it isattached, the said cam and gear wheel being also provided with agear-segment on a portion of its periphery, to engage with and impartmotion to the pinion carried by the knot-layer. side view of the knettermechanism, the same illustrating the manner in which the cam and gearwheel is operated through the medium of the beveled gearing. Theremaining figures are all detail views representing the action of theknetter proper, the manner of forming the knot, and also indicating theway in which the knetter is swung aside automatic ally to shed the loop.

Reference being had to the several parts by the letters marked thereon,A A A represent a single hollow east-ing constituting the main frame ofthe machine, and serving to carry or bear the principal shafts, throughwhich motion or movement is exerted to properlyopcrate the severalparts, the portion A thereof being located beneath the biuderplatformand lengthwise therewith, while the remaining portions are above theplatform, as clearly shown in Fig. l. At suitable intervals along thepart A of the said main frame projecting seats or lugs c are formed, bywhich attachment thereof to the transverse beams B is effected by boltsa', indicated in dotted lilies as passing up through the lugs and theends of the beams, and then secured by nuts, a similar lug also beingattached to the beam or sill E, which extends along the platform beyondthe part A, by which the said sill is secured in anysuitable manner to aprojection from the frame. (Not shown.)

D represents strips secu red across the beams, upon which the table orplatform C is snpported.

ll is a shaft, which extends through the portion A of the frame, andhaving thereon, at near one end, a worm-wheel, V, by which the shaft isoperated, as will hereinafter appear, and also bearing at thc same end acam, F, formed on Vits inner surface with a groove which conforms tothegeneral outline thereof, the said cam being the medium through whichmotion is transmitted tothe automaticdevices which operate to raise thecompressor-arms against which the grain is carried by the vibratingpacker-arms.

G is a crank-arm formed with a cam, F, and whose end is pivetallyconnected to a pitman, H, and the upper end of the pitman is in turnpivotally connected to an arm, l, rigid on one end of a shaft, J', whichshaft extends through the ovcrhanging hollow portion A ofthe mainfralne, and movable therein, as will appear hereinafter.

K is au arm sleeved loosely on sha-ft J, and is for the usual purpose oftripping the pawl N, pivotcd to the side of wheel O.

Paw] N is formed with a lug, N, which, when the pawl is released fromengagement Fig. 1l is a detail with the end of the trip arm or lever K,acts to engage the cross-head 1, which always revolves with thedriving-shaft Q, on which it is fixed, and thereby revolves wheel t).The wheel O is loosely mounted on the shaft Q and normallyat rest, andis formed with a beveledgear on its inner face, as shown, which mesheswith a beveled gear-wheel7 li, mounted upon an upright shaft, S, therebyrevolving the latter when the wheel O is clutched to the shaft Q. ShaftS is supported by and works in collars or boxes T, projecting from theportions A and A of the main frame, and at its lower end is formed orprovided with a screw or worm, U, that engages or meshes with the wormgear-wheel 'V arranged or keyed to the shaft E in like manner as is thecam F hereinbefore referred to. A bell-crank, \V, is pivoted to thelower side of portion Aof the main frame and works or moves intermediatebctween the cam F and wheel V, one arm of t-he said crank beingconnected to the lower end ofa rod, X, while at the end ofthe other armthereof a small roll, Y, is carried, which works in the cam-groove ofcam F.

Z is a lever fixed upon a shaft, l5', extending parallel with shaft J',one end of the same being formed wit-h au eye, in which fits the upperend of rod X, as shown.

At near the opposite end of the shaft .l the needle Z is carried, tothehuh of which is attached the inner end of arm D, while to the outer endof said arm is connected the link C, which is also connected tothe crankor arm C' attached to the shaft B'. Depending from the arm D are thecompressor fingers E', against which the grain is packed into hlmdles,and which are thrown upward at the proper time to permit the dischargeof the bundles. This action of the arm carrying the complessor-fingersin raising is effected suhstantially as follows: Af'tcrasuflicientamountof grain has been brought up'against the fingers they will yieldslightly outward, and this slight movement is imparted or communicatedto the shaft B', effecting a release of the pawl N. As soon as this iseffected, the spring FZ throws the heel of the pawl around to engagewith one arm of the cross-head l?, thereby causing'the wheel O to belocked to the shaft Q, and thereby rotated. rIlhe motion of wheel O iscommunicated to the shaft S, as will be apparent, and thence throughwheel V to the shaft E carrying thc cam F. The cam rcvolves with wheelV, the roll 'Y on the bellcrank \V moving in its groove. the connectionbetween the crank -arm (.1- (formed with the cam) and the pit-man H thelatter in the revolution of the cam is drawn down, thereby partiallyrotating shaft J' and consequently bringing down the binder-arm anddrawing inward, so as to compress the bundle against the fingers 1G',and after the bundle is tied by the knetter devices the arm D, with itscompressor-lingers, is raised by the cam Y and bell-crank XV.Immediately on these devices being raised the bundle is By vi rtue ofIOO discharged by the devices hereinafter referred to. After the roll Y`has passed the point of the cam marked l the bell-crank W is pulleddown, the pitman is again raised or elevated, and all of the describeddevices restoredto their former positions, the wheel O being stoppeduntil again operated in the manner explained, the spring X' being forthe purpose of allowing the compressoniingers to yield.

On .the end offshaft E, opposite to that on which cam F is arranged,another and somewhat differently-shaped cam, F', is located, (for formof which see Figs. 5, 6, and 7,) and supported in bearings 2 and 3,formed on part A of the main frame, is an auxiliary shaft, G', (see Fig.1,) to which are rigidly tixedthe discharge-arms H" H", that Work upwardthrough the binder-platformin suitable openingsprovided therefor, asshown, the rear end of such auxiliary shaft being providedwith acrank-arm which is connected through alink,

H3. with the tilting board H", hinged to the l outer side edge of thebinder-platform. The arm H", adjacent to the cam F', is provided with apin on its side, on which is placed a roller, l', that movesin thegroove formed o n the adjacent side of the said cam. Thns,when` thelatter is revolved the discharge-arms will be elevated andtlie'^=auxiliary shaft rotated, carrying the. tilting board downward t0permit the bundle to be discharged. After the Vroller l.' passes thepoint of the cam marked l5, Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the dischargearins areagain brought downward or restored, theyY having discharged the bundle over the side of the platform in the manner indicated in Fig. 7. Itshould be here stated that the arrange ment of cams F and F" withrespect to each other is such that the operation of the latter inelevating the discharge-arms takes place directly after the bundle hasbeen bound and the compressor-fingers E' elevated.

As represented in Fig. 2, the elevator for raising the grain from theharvester-platform to the binder-platformconsistsof asingle belt,

J", traversing the rollers 6, 7, and 8, while located above the belt inproper bearings is a spring-drum, K', by'which the grain is held uponthe belt in such manner as to be evenly and regularly elevated. The drumis constituted of two vconcentric bands, 9 l0, held in proper relationto each other and to thehub 1l by means of the radial ribs or spokes 12.A series of headed rods, 14, pass through the two bands and projectoutwardly, as shown, each one `ot' which carries a spring, 15, andsurrounding them at their outer ends is acovering or baud, 16. '[hisconstruction is for allowing a yield to any obstruction which lnay beencountered in the elevation of thegrain by the elevator-belt, and thusbeing distinguished from a simple solid drum.Y

L' represents the pickers working np through openings in thebinder-platform, and by which the-grain is taken tothe pivoted vibratingpackers. These pickers are preferably arranged iu pairs, three of suchpairs being resorted to in our invention, although 1t is obvious that asmany may be used as is found -to be preferable, and they are operated bymeans of' a crank-shaft, M', which extends lengthwise ot' the under sideof the machine.` (See Fig. 4.) Double cranks are formed atintervals onthe shaft, as represented'by theletters a* b, one of the pickers of aset being secured to a* and the other to In, and it is apparent that inthe operation of shaft M' the pickers will be caused to alternately workback andV forth through the platform. The opposite ends of the pickersare pivotally suspended beneath the platform, as seen at c, and it willbe observed that the crank at one end of the shaft M' is formed somewhatlonger than the others, which is for the purpose of yhaving the pickerscarried thereby to reach out a little in advance of the others, tobetter assistin carrying back the butt-ends of the grain whose tendencyis to remain behind.

d d represent the pivoted vibrating packers,which pack the grainintobundles against the compressonfingers E, the same consisting ofcurved arms d d, centrally connected to a double crank, e, carried bythe shaft Q, and whose rear ends are pivotally connected, by means oflinks f, to the end of a stationary bracket, g, projecting from the mainframe. In the operation of shaft Q-the packers are caused to alternatelydescribe ellipses in their downward movement, thereby carrying the grainup against the compressor-fingers.

The knotter mechanism is contained or arrangedin a case or hood, thesame being formed about centrally with a hollow projection, h, for thereception and bearing of a spindle, 1', which carries at its lower end arevolving cam and gear wheel, P', and beveled gear-wheel Q', the twolatter being integral or united. Similarly formed with the case areadditional projections, i' i, which forni bearings for spindles k k',operating other devices hereinafter mentioned. The cam and gear'wheel P'is formed on a portion of its edge or periphery with cogs Z, while onits top surface a groove, m, is formed, in which works the crank end oof post or spindle k, thereby vibrating the latter when the cam and gearwheel is rotated, and causing the tucker p, carriedthereby, to bebrought around in such manner as to carry the two strandsof the appliedband to within reach of the jaws of the k notter, so as to be caught bythe latter. The cogs Z, formed on the periphery ot' the cam and gearwheel l?"l the usual mannerof operation of such devices.

I4 represents a yoke or frame in which the knotter proper is held orsupported, the same being provided with pintles q' q', by which it ispivotally supported in bearings o' i', formed on the shield or hood 0';and carried also on the lower end of the knotter-shaft is a smallroller, s, for a purpose hereinafter described.

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The purpose of having the knetter supported in the pivotally-suspendedframe is to permit it at the proper time to be tilted or thrown to oneside, causing the knetter to shed the loop after the knot has been tied,and also tightening the knot with but little liability of hreak age ofthe cord.

A beveled gear-wheel, U", is secured upon the shaft E at a point to meshwith wheel Q', and upon the same shaft a cam, V', is carried, thc samebeing formed with a circumferential cam-groove, as shown, having anirregular or outward turn, as indicated at t. This groove is for thereception of the roller s, carried by the knottcr-shaft, and the purposeof the deilcction or jog t is to canse the throw ofthe k nottcr andframe, for it is evident that when the turn or bend is met by the saidroll the tilt of the yoke or frame '1" will be effected. (Sec Fig. 20.)The action of thus tilting or swinging the knetter frame or yoke alsooperates the knife-bar, as will now appear.

a represents a lever, (see Fig. 8,) which is connected at one end to anarm projecting from the frame 'l4 above the pivot at a', and connectedor linked at its opposite end to another lever, n, that turns on apivot, o', extending up from the cap O', the other end of o beingconnected in like manner to a link, w, as shown, to which the knife-bar:c is pivoted, as at m, the knife being carried at its forward end anddesignated by the letter y. By this construction and arrangement it willhe seen that when frame T* is tilted or thrown laterally the knife-barrz: will be operated with positive force to sever the cord.

e represents a fiat spring that is attached to the tilting frame byscrews 20 and 2l, the same being for the purpose of regulation of theease of movement or working of the knotter, such arrangement, togetherwith the form ot`kn0tter itself,heing common in this class ofinventions.

B represents a short shaft, which extends up through cap O', having atits lower end a crank-arm bearing an anti-friction roller, b5, (shown indotted lines, Fig. 8,) that moves in the camgroovc m of the cam and gearwheel P, and on its upper end a crank-arm, c, to which is connected alink-arm, d, which in turn is connected to the bar e, carrying aspring-pawl, c, secured thereto by a screw, as shown. On rotation of thecam and gear wheel F' the crank on the lower end ofthe shalt B isoperated upon in such manner as to move the arm c5 to plunge or sendforward the bar This pawl engages at each stroke a tooth of a ratchet,cl, that is formed 011 the side of a notched disk, es, and therebyrevolves the disk the distance of one notch, the teeth of the ratchetand notches of the disk being so arranged with respect to each other asto effect this movement. This notched disk is of the usual form, andembracing a portion of thc same is a shoe,f2, that is formed with apin,f3, surrounding which is a spring,f*, the said shoe ried up into thcsame by the movements of the disk until the knot has been tied. Themovement of the needle being in a plane at right angles to the disk thecord is brought v under and into a notch of the latter, the disk beingthen carried around to the next notch, thus taking the cordk up into theshoe and holding it sufficiently tight until the knot has been formedand the cord severed,\vhereupon the return movement of the needlecarries the cord back through the next succeeding notch up and in placeto surround the bundle being formed at the time, and so on is theoperation continued. The pin fi of the slice moves through a bearingprovided for it on the cap O, and to the rear thereof is a dat spring,g'lrregulated by a screw, g3, by which the shoe f 2 is caused to presswith greater or less force upon the disk, thus controlling the forcenecessary to a perfect operation.

The construction of the knetter proper and disk devices is in allrespects common in this class ofinvcntions, with the exception of themanner of tilting the former for the purposes described, and for thisreason we do not deem it necessary to enter into a detailed cxplanaltion of the general operation of the two, as it is thought that thiswill be fully understood by reference to Figs. 15 to 21 inclusive of thedrawings.

It may be here stated that while some of the features of construction ofthe knetter mechanism entire, as herein shown, are of the formordinarily employed, theirarrangemcnt is such that the number of partsis greatly reduced, thereby rendering the same much easier and cheaperto manufacture and greatly reducing their weight. i For instance, all ofthe parts of the mechanism as herein constituted are alone actuated bythe movement of the cam and gear wheel l and cam V', thus dispensingwith much mechanism heretofore employed for a similar purpose, the meansemployed for tilting or throwing the knotterframc to one side, for thepurpose described, being thought to be principally new.

We employ a slightly concavcd platel` h3, (see Fig. 14,) upon which thegrain is carried by the pickers, the same having a slot, h, terminatingin a curve, hl. rlhc needle passes down in this slot, and in cases whereany obstruction is met with in the passage of the cord therethrough thetueker p always acts positively to assistit forward.

From the foregoing description it is thought the construction,arrangement, and operation of our invention will be thoroughlylinderstood, as these have been endeavored to be so explained in thegeneral reference to each part as not to require, itis thought, anyfurther explanation thereof, and it may be added that such part-s hereinas have received no special reference are deemed to be of the formor'dinarily employed and understood by those skilled in' the art towhich our invention appertains. i

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. In a grain-binder for harvesters, theconibination, with the shaft E, ofthe cam V', constructed as shown,ltheknetter It', the lower end of whose shaft enters the groove of the cam,and the pivotallysuspended yokeV in which said knotter is supported,substantially l as described.

2. lThe combination, with the tilting knotter-frame T4, of the leversufv, the link w,.and the knife-bar x, operating and, arrangedsubstantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with the shaft E, bearing beveled gear-wheel U', ofthe cani and gear wheel P, formed with cam-groovem, and having cogs Z,the beveled gear -wheel Q', at-

tached thereto, the crankshaft le, bearing the' .to the upper 'arm ofsaid crank-shaft, the bar e5, attached to the link and bearing aspringpawl, and the notched disk formed with the ratchet, all combinedand arranged as shown and described.

5. The combination, with the knetter R', bearing the pinion, itsswinging supportingyoke, of the cam and gear wheel P', having cogs l ona portion of its periphery for engaging said pinion, the beveledgear-wheel Q, and the shaft E, bearing-wheel U and cani V',substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the binderA platform having hingedboard H", ofthe shaft E, carrying the cam F, the dischargearms, and the auxiliaryshaft to which these arms are secured, provided with a crank-arm toconnect with the hinged board, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

7 In a grain-binder for harvesters, the conibination,with the elevatorbeltJ,ofthe springdrum K. constructed of the concentric bands 9 10,spokes 12, and the pins 15, each carrying a spring, all of which aresurrounded by the covering 16, substantially as shown and described.

In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 8th day of March,1886.

HENRY BLACK. ALLEN T. MILLER.

Witnesses:

JNO. H. MARTIN, ED. MARTIN.

